This doesn’t necessarily mean that the Yankees will lose him though. He has to pass through waivers and if he makes it through, which seems likely, than he can be assigned to a minor league team after. It does remove him from the 40-man roster though which makes it a bit trickier for the Yankees to recall him later if they need an infielder.

That potentially means that we have seen Pena for the last time as a Yankee. In parts of four seasons he played in 180 games and hit a putrid .233/.266/.288. It’s safe to say that his bat won’t be missed.

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Rob Abruzzese created Bronx Baseball Daily in 2008 just before graduating from Brooklyn College. He currently serves BBD as its editor and works as a reporter at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Follow Rob on Twitter @RobAbruzzese.